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I was recently at an interactive installation that had three theater lights – red green and blue shining on a white wall. The kids were fascinated by this – especially with how the colors mixed and how they could make different colors by casting shadows on the wall. This is a human scale representation of [...]

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Over the past year, adult coloring books have become a trend so massive that pencil manufacturers are having a difficult time keeping up. While you could head on over to Amazon to pick up your very own adult coloring book, a new company called Color Me Book will make you a completely customized one based [...]

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Wikipedia defines light painting as “A photographic technique in which exposures are made by moving a hand-held light source while taking a long exposure photograph, either to illuminate a subject or to shine a point of light directly at the camera.” In essence, with a basic DSLR, a tripod, and a light source of some kind, you have endless possibilities to create unique images. This technique is a way to unleash your imagination and inner artist – this article will show you... more

Recently posted to Reddit, is Mathieu Stern’s intriguing short film project “Alone in Paris“. While Mathieu promises that a Behind The Scenes video is coming in a week or so, it’s always fun to speculate how things like this can be created. Some of the theories have already been shot down over on the Reddit [...]

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Many of us started photography quite innocently with small compact point-and-shoots, a smartphone, or a disposable film camera. The main advantage was that we didnt need to think about all the technical settings when we made images rather, we focused on capturing the decisive moment, the framing and composition as well as the emotional content [...]

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One of the most basic tools every portrait photographer should have in their arsenal is a reflector. It can be used with natural light, in a studio, pretty much anywhere, really. While its easyto go out and buy one for $2040, its also possible to make a much more affordable DIY reflector by using littlemore [...]

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Earlier, I wrote an article called:why asking what camera settings were used may not be as helpful as you think, and in it, I touched on the concept of reading an image.

Learning to read images – from a technical perspective and not a conceptual one – is something that I believe all photographers must be able to do, as it allows you... more

Okay let’s just start right off by saying this image is not just my baby. Anyone who has ever heard of the light painting extraordinaire Eric Par would see this image and think, “Ummm Robert?You totally ripped off Eric’s work.” To which I would kindly respond, “Good job for knowing who Eric is and for [...]

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With influences ranging from The Avengers and X-Men to Star Wars and The Martian, French photographer Sofiane Samial (AKA Samsofy) spends his days making amazing Lego photography in a project titled Legography. Intriqued by Samsofy’s work, DIYP reached out to get some more insight into this project, discussing his inspirations, and how he creates them. [...]

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Star trails have become a very popular photography subject, especially with the high ISO performance offered by some cameras over the last few years, but few will have the opportunity of creating them from such unimpeded views as the International Space Station. Don Pettit is one of those few, stacking short exposures of the stars [...]

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